RE - SMU
... grand theory in anthropology and the notion of completeness in ethnographic description. They bring reflexivity to the foreground. Clearly since the 1980s postmodernism has been a major focus of debate within anthropology. Using specific works and theorists, outline the parameters of this debate. As ...
... grand theory in anthropology and the notion of completeness in ethnographic description. They bring reflexivity to the foreground. Clearly since the 1980s postmodernism has been a major focus of debate within anthropology. Using specific works and theorists, outline the parameters of this debate. As ...
When Does `Personhood` Begin? - School of Medicine, Queen`s
... University of California at San Diego, highlights the complexity of brain development by noting that the brain does not develop uniformly. For example, certain parts of the brain develop earlier and some later. The cerebral neocortex that is responsible for complex perceptions is one of the last to ...
... University of California at San Diego, highlights the complexity of brain development by noting that the brain does not develop uniformly. For example, certain parts of the brain develop earlier and some later. The cerebral neocortex that is responsible for complex perceptions is one of the last to ...
Anthropology - Towson University
... Welcome to the anthropology concentration at Towson University. Anthropology is a broad, holistic field that seeks to understand human biological and cultural variation through time and space. The discipline combines humanistic and scientific approaches to studying humans from their origins to the p ...
... Welcome to the anthropology concentration at Towson University. Anthropology is a broad, holistic field that seeks to understand human biological and cultural variation through time and space. The discipline combines humanistic and scientific approaches to studying humans from their origins to the p ...
The Structure Of The Brain - The Life Management Alliance
... obliquely refer to this brain, this is the central point of our management that leads to success. The “euphemisms” include such things as “higher self”, “God”, and the like. Functions that are not strictly the “higher brain” are sometimes mistaken for the highest thought level. For instance, intuiti ...
... obliquely refer to this brain, this is the central point of our management that leads to success. The “euphemisms” include such things as “higher self”, “God”, and the like. Functions that are not strictly the “higher brain” are sometimes mistaken for the highest thought level. For instance, intuiti ...
What is Anthropology? What is Anthropology? Adaptation, Variation
... Archaeological anthropology reconstructs, describes, and interprets past human behavior and cultural patterns through material remains (a.k.a as material culture). The material remains of a culture include artifacts (e.g. potsherds, jewelry, and tools), garbage, burials, and the remains of structure ...
... Archaeological anthropology reconstructs, describes, and interprets past human behavior and cultural patterns through material remains (a.k.a as material culture). The material remains of a culture include artifacts (e.g. potsherds, jewelry, and tools), garbage, burials, and the remains of structure ...
Department of Anthropology anthropology.unc.edu RUDOLF
... degree. A master's degree may be taken as part of the program leading to the Ph.D. degree;however, a master's degree is not an essential part of the doctoral program. In order to organize constellations of research interest, the department curriculum is organized by programs and concentrations. Prog ...
... degree. A master's degree may be taken as part of the program leading to the Ph.D. degree;however, a master's degree is not an essential part of the doctoral program. In order to organize constellations of research interest, the department curriculum is organized by programs and concentrations. Prog ...
Arash Abizadeh. “Ethnicity, Race, and a Possible Humanity.”
... I have never been taken for Japanese. Race is not just “made up” independent of any reference to biological traits. On the other hand, race is not wholly determined by biology. Its social construction is dependent upon arbitrarily selecting some traits, rather than others, for special treatment. For ...
... I have never been taken for Japanese. Race is not just “made up” independent of any reference to biological traits. On the other hand, race is not wholly determined by biology. Its social construction is dependent upon arbitrarily selecting some traits, rather than others, for special treatment. For ...
Unit # 10 - Human Remains
... third finger. In females, the first finger is sometimes longer than the third finger. This is not often used as an indicator of gender as there are many exceptions. ...
... third finger. In females, the first finger is sometimes longer than the third finger. This is not often used as an indicator of gender as there are many exceptions. ...
CS564 - Brain Theory and Artificial Intelligence University of
... complex paths through the state space that, although the system is deterministic, a path which approaches the strange attractor gives every appearance of being random. Two copies of the system which initially have nearly identical states will grow more and more dissimilar as time passes. Such a traj ...
... complex paths through the state space that, although the system is deterministic, a path which approaches the strange attractor gives every appearance of being random. Two copies of the system which initially have nearly identical states will grow more and more dissimilar as time passes. Such a traj ...
Evolution of the Brain: In Humans
... Humans have the largest brain of any primate (~1,400 g), being about three times bigger than those of the great apes. Although larger absolute brain sizes can be found among whales and elephants, humans show the greatest deviation among mammals in having exceptionally large brains after controlling ...
... Humans have the largest brain of any primate (~1,400 g), being about three times bigger than those of the great apes. Although larger absolute brain sizes can be found among whales and elephants, humans show the greatest deviation among mammals in having exceptionally large brains after controlling ...
The impact of militarism on anthropology
... The Cold War and anthropology has long been a muddled story, so much so that I titled a 1997 article on the topic, “The phantom factor: Impact of the Cold War on anthropology.” However, with David Price’s (2016) meticulously researched book, Cold War anthropology, the Cold War as it impacted anthrop ...
... The Cold War and anthropology has long been a muddled story, so much so that I titled a 1997 article on the topic, “The phantom factor: Impact of the Cold War on anthropology.” However, with David Price’s (2016) meticulously researched book, Cold War anthropology, the Cold War as it impacted anthrop ...
Eagleman Ch 1. Introduction
... Who Are We? The brain is made of neurons and glia, each containing a copy of the genome. There are nearly 100 billion of each of these types of cells. A typical neuron makes about 10,000 connections to other cells. Together, they form a three-pound organ that has the consistency of Jell-O. ...
... Who Are We? The brain is made of neurons and glia, each containing a copy of the genome. There are nearly 100 billion of each of these types of cells. A typical neuron makes about 10,000 connections to other cells. Together, they form a three-pound organ that has the consistency of Jell-O. ...
this PDF - HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory
... Nevertheless, I think there’s more to say. Let me offer an example from my own early fieldwork. In 1992, I boarded a ship bound for Jakarta from Biak, an island belonging to the troubled Indonesian half of New Guinea. I was with a dozen Biak villagers, who were on their way to perform in a national ...
... Nevertheless, I think there’s more to say. Let me offer an example from my own early fieldwork. In 1992, I boarded a ship bound for Jakarta from Biak, an island belonging to the troubled Indonesian half of New Guinea. I was with a dozen Biak villagers, who were on their way to perform in a national ...
chapter 1 - MHHE.com
... that of middle-class whites, the test scores tend to equalize (e.g. the Osage Indians). b. At the start of World War I, African-Americans living in the north, scored on average better than whites living in the south, due to the better public school systems in the north. IV. The Subdisciplines of Ant ...
... that of middle-class whites, the test scores tend to equalize (e.g. the Osage Indians). b. At the start of World War I, African-Americans living in the north, scored on average better than whites living in the south, due to the better public school systems in the north. IV. The Subdisciplines of Ant ...
General reading list (coursepack)
... Ethnographic Research: A Guide to General Conduct. London: Academic Press. Pp. ...
... Ethnographic Research: A Guide to General Conduct. London: Academic Press. Pp. ...
Chapter 51 Disorders of Brain Function
... • The brain floats freely in the CSF. Blunt force to the head accelerates the brain within the skull, and then the brain decelerates abruptly upon hitting the inner skull surfaces. • Coup: direct contusion of the brain at the site of external force • Contrecoup: rebound injury on the opposite side o ...
... • The brain floats freely in the CSF. Blunt force to the head accelerates the brain within the skull, and then the brain decelerates abruptly upon hitting the inner skull surfaces. • Coup: direct contusion of the brain at the site of external force • Contrecoup: rebound injury on the opposite side o ...
article - British Academy
... of rotation of the stone core by right-handed tool makers and his argument from archaeological evidence that this preference was characteristic of early Palaeolithic stone tool makers as well. Although these genetic models identify lateralised brain processes as the focus of selection, their princip ...
... of rotation of the stone core by right-handed tool makers and his argument from archaeological evidence that this preference was characteristic of early Palaeolithic stone tool makers as well. Although these genetic models identify lateralised brain processes as the focus of selection, their princip ...
Neuroanatomy 6-12
... • Did the CEN Outreach volunteer teach the student objectives? • Did the CEN Outreach program reach the goals of the teacher? • Did the CEN Outreach program reach it’s own goals/objectives? Resources: • http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Homeostasis NGSS Description: MS-LS1-1 Conduct an invest ...
... • Did the CEN Outreach volunteer teach the student objectives? • Did the CEN Outreach program reach the goals of the teacher? • Did the CEN Outreach program reach it’s own goals/objectives? Resources: • http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Homeostasis NGSS Description: MS-LS1-1 Conduct an invest ...
quiz for chapter 1 - The Happiness Hypothesis
... Print your name on the backside, on the upper left. Select the best choice for items 1-5. 1. (pp. 13, 17) When Haidt (2006) employs the metaphor of the rider and the elephant, he is referring to a. how small we are in relationship to the social networks that influence us. Xb. conscious, controlled t ...
... Print your name on the backside, on the upper left. Select the best choice for items 1-5. 1. (pp. 13, 17) When Haidt (2006) employs the metaphor of the rider and the elephant, he is referring to a. how small we are in relationship to the social networks that influence us. Xb. conscious, controlled t ...
Submitted by (Name, affiliation, E-Mail)
... Visual Anthropology Network of the European Association of Social Anthropologists 2015 Questionnaire on Teaching Visual Anthropology in Europe 2009 we collected information about where visual anthropology is taught in Europe. The result you can find here: http://www.easaonline.org/networks/vaneasa/t ...
... Visual Anthropology Network of the European Association of Social Anthropologists 2015 Questionnaire on Teaching Visual Anthropology in Europe 2009 we collected information about where visual anthropology is taught in Europe. The result you can find here: http://www.easaonline.org/networks/vaneasa/t ...
A Survey on the Importance of Anthropology. Anthropol 2:121.
... of the subject. It seeks to understand the whole paronoma of human behavior and experience. There are lots of areas of study under the subject title “anthropology” but the one field that forms the most intriguing part of anthropological studies is to understand who we are and what frames our culture ...
... of the subject. It seeks to understand the whole paronoma of human behavior and experience. There are lots of areas of study under the subject title “anthropology” but the one field that forms the most intriguing part of anthropological studies is to understand who we are and what frames our culture ...
Health Information Systems Project in Andhra Pradesh
... special fascination for most anthropologists Has enabled Homo sapiens to transcend the limits of individual memory. It is upon language that culture itself depends--and within language that humanity's knowledge resides. ...
... special fascination for most anthropologists Has enabled Homo sapiens to transcend the limits of individual memory. It is upon language that culture itself depends--and within language that humanity's knowledge resides. ...
Abstracts - Yale School of Medicine
... suggest different functional organization within the hippocampus along its longitudinal axis. Identification of damage that is localized to certain parts of the hippocampus may provide in vivo evidence about the pathological basis from a given disease. MRI techniques offer a reliable method to measu ...
... suggest different functional organization within the hippocampus along its longitudinal axis. Identification of damage that is localized to certain parts of the hippocampus may provide in vivo evidence about the pathological basis from a given disease. MRI techniques offer a reliable method to measu ...
FIRST BRAIN-TO-BRAIN INTERFACE ALLOWS TRANSMISSION
... "neurophysiology of social interaction." "To understand social interaction, we could record from animals' brains while they are socializing and analyze how their brains adapt—for example when a new member of the colony is introduced," he said. Such complex experiments will be enabled by the laborato ...
... "neurophysiology of social interaction." "To understand social interaction, we could record from animals' brains while they are socializing and analyze how their brains adapt—for example when a new member of the colony is introduced," he said. Such complex experiments will be enabled by the laborato ...
the human brain
... researchers recorded the resulting activity from a selection of single neurons. The results were surprising, showing, for example, that one of the neurons studied responded to many different pictures of the ...
... researchers recorded the resulting activity from a selection of single neurons. The results were surprising, showing, for example, that one of the neurons studied responded to many different pictures of the ...
History of anthropometry
The history of anthropometry includes the use of anthropometry as an early tool of physical anthropology, use for identification, use for the purposes of understanding human physical variation, in paleoanthropology, and in various attempts to correlate physical with racial and psychological traits. At various points in history, certain anthropometrics have been cited by advocates of discrimination and eugenics, often as part of novel social movements or based upon pseudoscientific claims.